diff --git a/deploy/crds/db.orange.com_cassandraclusters_crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/db.orange.com_cassandraclusters_crd.yaml
index 89017be34..daf56c3e9 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/db.orange.com_cassandraclusters_crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/db.orange.com_cassandraclusters_crd.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
                   to load along with each C* pod
                 properties:
                   image:
-                    default: gcr.io/cassandra-operator/instaclustr-icarus:1.0.3
+                    default: gcr.io/cassandra-operator/instaclustr-icarus:1.0.5
                     description: Image of backup/restore sidecar
                     type: string
                   imagePullPolicy:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/db/v1alpha1/cassandracluster_types.go b/pkg/apis/db/v1alpha1/cassandracluster_types.go
index 89c75e5cc..5cc89f486 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/db/v1alpha1/cassandracluster_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/db/v1alpha1/cassandracluster_types.go
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ type CPUAndMem struct {
 // BackRestSidecar defines details about cassandra-sidecar to load along with each C* pod
 type BackRestSidecar struct {
 	// Image of backup/restore sidecar
-	// +kubebuilder:default:="gcr.io/cassandra-operator/instaclustr-icarus:1.0.3"
+	// +kubebuilder:default:="gcr.io/cassandra-operator/instaclustr-icarus:1.0.5"
 	Image string `json:"image,omitempty"`
 	// ImagePullPolicy define the pull policy for backrest sidecar docker image
 	ImagePullPolicy v1.PullPolicy `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`